Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17

rHE FRAsKR RIvER ExcrTENESr OF Icy
IFS DEsIGN AND o8IGE.
Sines the Oregon controversy vas
temporizsd by the sb0rtive Treaty Of
Limits between the Uaited States and
Great Britain June Is. 1886. no event
% intiuercsd the future OF the reRie L,
included within the historic Oregon,
a. the Fraser river excitement. AlthooRb
the new Ell Dorado was ia the portion
surrendered By toe United States. still
is theevent insepsrably blended With q
history Of the American Pacific States
and Territories.
BRrTTsH FORECAST KxErPLIRIKD N kcoUTR-
ING VANCOUVER ISLAND AND BATT-
ISL COLUMBIA.
Memorable, il Rau2ht elss, for demon
stratinR the value ard Importance Of
that region, which the Usited States,
though reliautly asserting title thereto,
bad yielded through ignorance or mis-
representation Of its resources ano
valu7, whilst Great Britain, better IN
formed and more app ecistIve, seqsired
BY peFlinaciously denying the mere ex
ciusivensss and entirety Of the United
States claim. How plainly this historic
stampede brought 10 liaht by Great
Britain peFsistentlv claimed and finally
9orried cut Of the United States after =
forty years diplomats contsntioB
BEitain's motive for dalIyirg our Gov
eminent out of Vancouver Island and
British Columbia was made apparent.
The United States was taught the value
Of the territory which had been surrsn-
dered to Great Britain. and realized the
Unreasonable political ADVANTAGE IL had
gratuito0sly conferred upsn England
by admitting that great maritime rival
to secure vast froutsge on the North
Pacific coast, sbutted by belt of c0uu
try several degrees sf latitude IN
breadth, sps HRing the North American
Continent.
The perpetuation of British rover in
Northwest America. the direct conse
quencs Of the Fraser River excitemsn'
ls a kumilistlne s. queBce of tie acts q
these illnstFious American p1biicists
Who CONSENTED TO the surrender OF e
large a portion Of Oregon, its only e1
plantation must be fond IN a sublimity
u ignnrsncs as well OF the vast future
( the Pacific as OF the wealth and re
sources IF the sbandoBed Territory
The "dereliet of nations" that which
vas repadiated because Of alleges
vorthIessness, "tbs stsne vhiea tns
bBilders rejsctss Is become she head
Of this naribEe esFUer. It's ac1uisI
tioa BY Great BfgtaiB exeHplihed the
prescieaee an6 stewardship OF thai
vary government. /, wss 40 difficult
ask 10 demonstrate that England was
fally aware of what she vss 20 secure
By refusing ~ sban6on her footbold ~
the Oregon Territory. We nost com
mend her ssgac'ty while she varily bel
nsr OVID. ard stimulated the adoption
bv the United States Of the policy Of
Mastery inactivity" while she Tipeneo
naked possession into title. Through
vigilant ssntiDels upon those then re-
mote outposts, Douglas, Mclaughlin
Ogden. 1olnie. ct id oDaRe qsHss. tie
able aud aEtute managing efiolsls OF
tie Hndsan's Bay Company. the British
government was thoroughly eoguizani
% the value and Importance Of the
region. store the close CT the last
osntury that renowned voyaQer, SIR
Alexander Macken zie, ssd foreshadoweo
the importsuce of Pseidc commsr roe,
and zealously urged the initiation of a
policy by which It's control eoHld be
seenre6 to the British nation.
How full of signifssuce wss she warn
ing expressed anterior 80 tce Fraser riv ,
excitement, before Committee OF the
British Paiiement. BY Hon. Edward
Eilice, one Of the grantees named IN the
dfst British iiesn se TO trade (le2l) ves
OF the Rocky Moantsins, himself at
The time one of the largest stakeholder
in the Hudsen's Bay Company Re
feTrin9 10 Vancouver Island, be r
marked: 1T is kind Of England at
'aehed TO the Continent Of America.
Il should be the principal station Of
vonr naval fsrce in the Paefi u is 81
island in which there is every kind Of
timber fit for naval purposes. IL Is the
only good hsTbor noTthward OF San
Francisco, as far north as silks. You
osve in Vancouver Island tie best bar
Dor. fine timber in every situation, ana
coal enough fer your navy; ire ciImatt
i wholesome, very like thai Of England;
the coast sbouads with fish of evers
description; in short. there Is every ad
vaotaee ia the Island OF Vancouver TO
make II one of the first eoionies aud
best settlements of Eaglsnd. Political
qaestiona are connected with making
settlement IN that quarter which | viii
10 enter inlo"
TIE UNTTKD STATES oUT-NE9OTIATKD AND
MIsLKD AS TO TEE SArUK AND IMPORT
ASCE OF saBrHEbS OREGON.
There vas, howev4r, another class Of
repFssen Stations, o. which was based tue
taeory tbat this whole region was not
adapted to settlement. RenoteDess snd
ine feasibility, bigh BoTtGefn latitude.
mt HDtainoas country and noFdes OF
ssTb ro1s natives, 81 were bui 80 many
auxilissies 10 oerfsm thai ID >. fhe
feet OF saca belief - 90 ths cnuntr
sud its surroundings was two fold. Il
discourage all attempts at settlement
ard preserved the country IS hiatt
park for the Hadson's Bay CoIpsny 50
long it, exclusive occupants. Tke al
most universal opinion OF taat psriod
- : that IL WAS 81 uninbsbissble wasts
81 only az an abiding place for savsges
srd wild beast
NOn-Aaapsshility for settlement ssems
to have been the ia3ement Of the o1teT
world indslibly stamped upon the re-
gion. II proof BE- reqa red, COT suit that
speeeh OF tie eFadits Ben
ton. urging the Senate Ia tie early days /
u June. 1876. TO advise taa Presiasn' g.
assent IN advance to a prep sed treaty |
Adjusting the Oregon boundary, sab |
niited by the British Fstsign Office 20 /
bs United States Minister az La don. |
In tgsnty i've Years q senst rial life /
-Sentou had merited the reputation Of Be
ne sindisasly accurate snd careful Of has
acts. The bitter snathsma against the
infiasng ed his cOnferFs r. IN the
senate 10 adopt, as trast~ctthy, those
as TO TIRE Worthlsssuesa OF
be country, whlca he prssssd xiih bis
isual vebsmsEce and poWrf. IEat Be
honestly b. lisved every word iba; be
Uttered. uons weaid have tue naFd.h0od .
o deny HeE. thsn. ~ that belief % be 4
-ec0Bgiied With toe s7bs. Qusntly asesr-
ain q truths Toe opinion Of Senator
3entun wAs founded apsn presents
isns aad reports Of explorers q the
,oonsFy. lac knoEh dEe communicated
y such reports Us derived from TIE
'ery b asgItaoie Reusis-usa "a ch -Fga Of
he En3soE's Bsy Coo pany's p1sis,
snose Ing rssidrace Il the eo1utry |
nd iutsiiIgtnee fully justified TIE fair
bet ihsy re tbs oaE feilsbls Stt
lee eA VISIT = % Or zJs credited toe
taisments. and save 20 them ~ maet
, ahi a. tEsy g I'D attAeh q persoasi
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